e-a-g-l-e-s! excitement as the biggest event in america s sporting calendar the super bowl kicks off in phoenix, arizona. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s almost a week since the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria in which so far more than 33,000 people have died. the united nations, however, says it expects that figure to double. remarkably, though, survivors are still being pulled from the rubble. united nations aid vehicles have now begun arriving in syria but the head of the un s relief mission says many people have a right to feel abandoned. part of the problem is that rebel groups still control parts of the north west, following years of civil war. 0ur middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, and cameraman robbie wright have managed to gain access and sent us their first report from inside the rebel held area. a border and a catastrophe shared, but in the aftermath of the earthquake, syria and turkey c
We start in the us, where shares of meta, hello. If you are justjoining us, you are in time with the top business stories. We start in the us, where shares of meta, the owner of facebook, instagram and whatsapp plunged in after hours trading after its forecasts disappointed wall street. Investors are concerned the huge amount meta is spending on Artificial Intelligence may not translate into higher profits. Lets show you the details. When it comes to how much money meta is making, profits came in at 12 point 4 billion in the first three months of the year. Thats more than double the amount it made this time last year, and better than expected. But heres one of the numbers worrying investors, meta expects its costs to rise to almost 100 billion this year, as it invests heavily in al and virtual reality. Coupled with a forecast that revenues will barely grow in the Current Quarter that sent shares plunging some 13 in after hours trading. Wiping as much as 160 billion off its stock market
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Threats of violence. also on the programme. labour sets out its plans for devolution if it wins the general election, including more powers for scotland and abolishing the house of lords. there s a hierarchy in the family. there is leaking but there is also planting of stories. living in fear of growing gang violence on the streets. we have a special report from haiti. this is an armoured car, police say they were tracking it for about two weeks. they say it was being used by a kidnap gang. close. very close. given! and england s cricketers pull off a stunning victory in the first test against pakistan. and coming up on the bbc news channel. canjapan do it again? after beating spain and germany, croatia stand in the way of their first ever world cup quarterfinals.